Askerudsberget
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1. SEFFRESTÔRP (Sigfridstorp). The crofter’s holding har got its name of Per Sigfrid from Vitsand.
2. BOSTÄLL (Askeruds soldier’s holding) The
last soldier was Olof Ask.
3. LELL-JANS TÔRP. Crofter’s holding from
19th century.
4. TIT-ÅSEN (Silja). The holding was intended for
the soldiers, wich was tenement for Askerud and served till they died.
5. LINELUND. The crofters holding was inhabited by a
shoemaker at the end of the 19th century.
6. SKÔRPAS TORP. Crofter’s holding. At last
Skôrp-Ola lived here.
7. ELGTORP. This place was inhabited at the 17th century.
8. HANS-PERS. A little cottage about 4 x 3 meters partially
dug in.
9. KYTTEPAVILJONGEN. Here dancing parties were arranged
till the beginning of the 2oth century.
10. ÅBERGSSTUGA. Jan Åberg, gave the cottage
his name. He was the first teacher in Ingmår.
11. MYRTORP. The tilled land was used as parking places
during the dancing parties.
12. FATTIGSTUGAN. At the end of the 19th century a legal
poorhouse was runned here. The number of the
inhabitants varied. If it was to many persons the poors was be sent to
the poorhouse in Brårud.
13. JONAS-KARI TORP. This cottage once was a crofter’s
holding.
14. HANS-PERS STUGA. A litttle cottage with only one
room from the middle of the 19th century.
15. TROLLOMMAN (Bergtorp or Tuvtorp). This crofter’s
holding was inhabited in the early 19th century. At the
century’s turn the holding stood empty. Some years later the last
soldier of Norra Borgeby lived here.
16. TVÄTT-EMMA. This holding was built May 1922.
17. BRÅTEN (Franssons). Primarily a crofter’s
holding. At the beginning of the 20th century the manor Björkefors
took it over. It was used as accomodation for the coachman.
18. PIPRE ( Piperud). Two ruins were found. One dug down
in the slope. Maybe this place was inahabited in the 17th century. at
last in the 1860teens.
19. LELL-TÄPPA. This crofter’s holding was
named in 1786.
20. VINTER-JAN. Vinterjan was a skilful smith and worked
for the country trade.
21. GAMMEL-HALLEN. Crofter’s holding, inhabited
during 50 years by the same family.
22. GRENTORP. A cottage at 5x4 metres and with ca. 4
acres land on the hill.
23. BRÅTEN. This cottage was built 1843 and was
exactly 100 years old when it was pulled down.
24. BRÄNNERI-TÄPPA. In the midle of the 19th
century here the distillery of Norra Borgebys was run.
25. SAND-MAJAS TORP (Sannmaja-Bcken). A very old settleplace.
The members of the big clan of Ingmår lived here.
26. ELIK TORP (Elleka). The first known inhabitant moved
in 1845.
27. MOSA-STUGAN. The cottage got its name of Mosa-Jonas,
born in Malung.
28. WENNLUNDS. The oldest cottage was situated about
10 metres north of the present.
29. ROT-TORP. This cottage has only one room and is usually
called ”Där ôpp”.
30. BJÖRKLUNDS-TORP. This old crofter’s holding,
today a underground storehouse, was built in the 1830teens.
31. Där Ner. A cottage with one room at 4x3metres.
Around 1880 a snowstorm occured during a few weeks. During this the last
inhabitant froze to death.
32. FISKARTORPET. Judged by the name the cottages was
inhabited by a fisherman. Lake Fryken is nearby. A market for the fishs
was the Gunnarsby inn.
33-36. PETTER-TORP. Four buildings are marked on the
map. If all were dwelling houses is unknown.
Attention! Among the places marked on the map the following houses are
occupied and can not be visited: 1, 2, 4, 5, 20, 26, 28 u. 30
The crofters
The crofters were a result of the population increase during the 19th
century. It was an explosive development and without counterpart in the
lands history. Since the major part of the population was living in the
countryside, above all these people were effected by the population surplus.
The small farms couldn’t earn a living on the big children crowd
and many were enticed to emigrate to Amerika.
So began the big emigration of about one million inhabitants. Most of
the left overs were farmer’s children which were degraded to paupers,
vagabonds and crofters. 1860 262 persons in the Ingmår area fell
into this category.
Most of them were crofters. They built lodgings on others land with the
owner’s approval.
This crofters were a a big manpower reserve. The farmers profited by them
but without any liability. The crofters tried to earn their living so
well as they could. Many worked as craftsman,
but often only to appease hardly one’s hunger. The price for this
was especially high for women. 1860 24 illegitimitate children lived on
Askerudsberget.
Most of the cottages were built by differrent persons but had their roots
in an old building tradition. Often it was a cottage with only one room,
the oldest type, which had the entrance at the gable. The roof reached
down to the stone base often dug in a slope. Sometimes people built extensions
like a stable. In this case the entrance was on the long side. The extensions
were often without any coherent foundations, sometimes only stones at
the corners.
The bigger and presumably older buildings had a bigger and a smaller room
and a floor.
Sometimes the dwelling house was built on the old one-room-house to get
a cellar under the house.
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